Pamphlet loose leaf file



Feb. 2, 1932. H, R. MCCLEARY 1,843,608

PAMPHLET LOOSE LEAF FILE Filed July 2. 1927 Patented Feb. 2, 1932 Laia-ece HENRY R. McoLnAnY, or een PARK, rnninors, essrenony To Winsen-JONES oo., A sonnen-Arron or Messnonusnmrs PAMPELE-T IJOSEV LEAF FILE Application filed .Tuly 2, 1927. Serial No. 203,042.

This invention relates to a pamphlet binder and concerns itself with means for con* ining the eXtra wire rods which usually form.- part of the equipment of such a binder and the manner of securingthe impaling means.

The invention comprises the novel structure and combination `of parts hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out and deiined in the appended claims.

n the accompanying drawings which il* lustrate a preferred embodiment of this invention and in which vsimilar reference numerals refer to similar features in the different views: i

Figure 1 is an end elevational view of a pamphlet binder involving this invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view vtaken upon the line II-ll of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view of the interior of the binder with the pamphlets removed;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken upon the line lik-IV of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken upon the line V-V of Figure 4.

In the present embodiment of this invention there is shown a binder comprising a one-piece cover member 1 to which a rsheathed hack plate 2 is secured hy suitable tangs 3. The back plate is of arcuate formation in cross-section whereby the back of the book will likewise be of arcuate formation in cross-section. Extending longitudinally of the central interior part of the cover and in parallel relation with the sheathed hack plate '2 ther-e is sheet-metal casing 4 which is secured by the formation tangs 3 of the back plate. The sheet-metal casing 4 is substantially elliptical in cross-section and it lmay consist of a bowed lower plate 5 and a convex upper cover plate 6 which has its lateral margins crimped around the upper margins of the lower plate 5.l i

The casing` 4 is provided with a pair of spaced notches 7 a Short distance from each end` of the hinder through which wire loopsl 8 extend. .lll/vithin the casing the-wire loops are oifset as'indicated at 9; At the beginning of the offset portions as indicated at 10 (Figure 5) there'is a'substantial bearing against the casing This particule-rl structure of the loops maintains the same in proper upright position against rotation. lt will he noted that the upper corners 8a are relatively sharp forthe purpose of facilitating the assembly of the pamphlets as will later more fully ap! pear.- A

@paced inwardly from each end of the upper plate 6 there isstamped downwardly a depression 11. The ends vof the sheet-metal casing 4 have shanlrs 13 exten-ding within the casing. rlhese shanlrs terminate, in narrow resilienttongu-es 14. Thetiniierend of each tongue 14 is provided :with -a V-shap`ed notch 15 shown more clearly in dotted lines in Figure 3. The

.tongues 14 are upwardly'otlset with relation to the shanlrs 13 a. shown in Figure 2.' The aforementioned depressions llare adapted f to engage in notches 1.5 of the tongues 14 for remet-*ably locking the end plates in position. The purpose of the-se removable end plates or end closures 12, as they 4are sometimes called, is` toy afford. access to `the eXtra wires 16 which are adaptedfto he carried in .the

casing. .The end closure 4plates 12 also serve to prevent the 'wiresfromslipping out of .the leops e. whenonly afew pamphletsvarc yin the binderqfv y v 'lhis binder is adapted for con-taining pamphlets l? which are suitably 'notched at their bound edges to fit over the wire loops 8,1as shown in Figure 4, They are retained in such position by the thin wires 16 which extend through tliefolds of the pamphlets. Such pamphlets frequently current pub-g are closed by end plates v12 which' ift lications which are issued periodically and they are adapted to be liled in the binder as just explained. The extra wires necessary for adding pamphlets are, of course, retained in the casing 4 and in order to have access to these wires it is merely necessary to de press the tongue 14 of one of the end closures by inserting a pencil or tool through the notch 18 which is formed adjacent the aforementioned depression 11. As the tongue 14 is depressed the tongue 11 on the plate 6 will become disengaged from the V-shaped notch 15 and allow the end plate to be Withdrawn in order that a wire may be withdrawn from the casing.

It will be appreciated that by confining the extra wires in the casing the binder may be tossed about as desired without displacement or loss of any of the extra wires. Further, in handling, it is impossible for them to fall from the casing as would happen if such extra wires were merely retained in an open sheath on the inside cover of the binder as has been the practice in some instances.

It will also be appreciated that by offsetting v the wire loops 8 within the casing, as previously explained, there is no likelihood of their becoming` loose or rotating. Further, the sharp corners or bends 8a in the loops greatly facilitate the insertion of the wires 16, especially when the binder is getting full, since such sharp corners will project further through t'he notches in the book and provide more space for the insertion of the wires.

I am aware that many changes may be made, and numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon, otherwise than necessitated by the prior art- I claim as this invention:

1. In a pamphlet binder, a casing having downwardly struck depressions, and end closures having resilient tongues provided with notches for engaging said depressions.

2. In a loose leaf binder, a casing having a downwardly extending depression, and end closure for said casing having a resilient tongue provided with a notch for engaging said depression.

3. In a pamphlet binder, a cover member, a logitudinally extending casing in said cover member and a cap having a resilient tongue extending into said casing; said tongue and the top of said casing having mutually engageable interlocking parts, adapted to be unlocked by a downward pressure on said tongue said casing having an aperture above said tongue.

4. In a pamphlet binder, a longitudinally extending casing having notches, and wire loops extending thru said notches, each wire loop having offset portions adjacent its ends Illinois.

HENRY R. MOCLEARY. 

